NCRC 2024
January 19-21, 2024
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Keynote Speakers
David R. Walt
David R. Walt is the Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Bioinspired Engineering at Harvard Medical School, Professor of Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Core Faculty Member of the Wyss Institute at Harvard University, Associate Member at the Broad Institute, and is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor. Walt is the Scientific Founder of Illumina Inc., Quanterix Corp., and has co-founded multiple other life sciences startups.
Christopher Chen, Ph.D.
Professor Chen holds the prestigious position of William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor at Boston University, where he serves as the Director of the Tissue Microfabrication Laboratory and is the Founding Director of the Biological Design Center. As a Paul G. Allen Distinguished Investigator, he has played a crucial role in advancing the field of engineered cellular microenvironments, unraveling the intricacies of how cells construct tissues. His research focus revolves around identifying the underlying mechanisms governing cell interactions with materials and each other in tissue formation. Professor Chen applies this knowledge to advance stem cell biology, tissue vascularization, connective tissues, and cancer research. Notably, he has earned various accolades, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the Angiogenesis Foundation Fellowship, and the Robert A. Pritzker Award.
Elizabeth Lunbeck, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Lunbeck is the Chair and Professor of the History of Science Department at Harvard University. She is a distinguished historian who specializes in the study of psychoanalysis and psychiatry with an interest in how the foundations of these subjects influence the modern self. Her influential work includes “The Psychiatric Persuasion,” which documented the history of psychiatry from an asylumbased practice to its current role in society, and “The Americanization of Narcissism,” tracing a history of the concept of narcissism and its urgency in American culture. For these works, she was awarded the John Hope Franklin Prize and Morris D. Forkosch Prize, and Courage to Dream Prize of the American Psychoanalytic Association, respectively. Currently, she is shaping the future of psychotherapy through her writing, addressing modern challenges such as pandemic practices and therapy access. Lunbeck’s impactful contributions have earned her recognition and awards in the social sciences field.
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